Knitting, Chutney and Alien Ostriches!
This weekend has been wonderful. The perfect weather, the leaves on the turn, and cool calm clear days. On Saturday the Fiancé and I went into Newcastle for our ritual browse around town. I dressed up to the nines, in a gorgeous 1940's skirt, a lovely cosy jumper and thick black tights (my saviour!). I managed to find a beautiful pressed-glass cake-stand in a charity shop, and some wool from the market at only 10p per ball - i've been meaning to get into knitting again and this time give it a proper go. The extent of my knitting knowledge is casting-on, knit, purl, knit-2-together etc. I have much to learn, but i've got plenty of time - i am only 19 after all!
Whilst eating our lunch (on the street, i hasten to add!) we heard a commotion from a stage that had been erected on the Monument (the main square in Newcastle). We were immediately enchanted with the live music that was happening on stage. We had inadvertently stumbled upon the 'L'Afrique á Newcastle' festival! We stayed and watched some great African drumming, and a rapper called DJ Chef, who was absolutely excellent. There were also huge 12-foot alien ostriches milling about, at times dancing, taking sandwiches and scaring little children! hehe
After all the excitement, we meandered through the festival atmosphere back to the car and back home. The rest of saturday was spent at home, clearing our yard at the back of our house. It has needed doing for a while, but i've been procrastinating. Fiancé and i got to work with a broom, sweeping away the cobwebs. It now feels much better! I also started and unravelled scarf mk.1 - there was alot of swearing and trying to work out why i had ended up with 220 stitches. I am obviously very good at increasing!
Sunday, we went grocery shopping (yay) then back home to make rock buns, more tomato chutney and also to attempt scarf mk.2. The Fiancé made the most wonderful meal, because at 7.30 i was so pooped that food was the last thing on my agenda!
[Rock buns on the new-old glass cake-stand]
[12ft. alien ostriches]
[Scarf mk.2]
Whilst eating our lunch (on the street, i hasten to add!) we heard a commotion from a stage that had been erected on the Monument (the main square in Newcastle). We were immediately enchanted with the live music that was happening on stage. We had inadvertently stumbled upon the 'L'Afrique á Newcastle' festival! We stayed and watched some great African drumming, and a rapper called DJ Chef, who was absolutely excellent. There were also huge 12-foot alien ostriches milling about, at times dancing, taking sandwiches and scaring little children! hehe
After all the excitement, we meandered through the festival atmosphere back to the car and back home. The rest of saturday was spent at home, clearing our yard at the back of our house. It has needed doing for a while, but i've been procrastinating. Fiancé and i got to work with a broom, sweeping away the cobwebs. It now feels much better! I also started and unravelled scarf mk.1 - there was alot of swearing and trying to work out why i had ended up with 220 stitches. I am obviously very good at increasing!
Sunday, we went grocery shopping (yay) then back home to make rock buns, more tomato chutney and also to attempt scarf mk.2. The Fiancé made the most wonderful meal, because at 7.30 i was so pooped that food was the last thing on my agenda!
[Rock buns on the new-old glass cake-stand]
[12ft. alien ostriches]
[Scarf mk.2]
posted by VintagePretty at 2:26 pm
3 Comments:
I love pressed glass plate stands ! those rock buns look yummy! (and didn't know you were only 19 - I am old enough to be your mum!!!)
hi you're making the world a more beautiful place, well done! its already toe curlingly beautiful and to improve on that takes effort and style.
l&p
ron
hey i hope we get to see photos of you one day!
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